DANESE, John B
1914 - 1975 (61 years)
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Name DANESE, John B Born 14 Mar 1914 Woonsocket, Rhode Island 
- Birth certificate shows an address of 138 River Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island. As of 27 November 2021, this address was a residential building, indicating John was born at his parents residence.
Gender Male Military Service Active 26 May 1942 Providence, Rhode Island John Danese served from 26 May 1942 to 23 Oct 1945. He served in the European theater, Sicily, Naples, Rome, Southern France, and Rhineland, and Southern Europe. His military occupation was truck driver. He received a Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon with 6 service stars. Military Service Discharge 23 Oct 1945 Camp Edwards, Massachusetts Died 10 Jun 1975 Warwick, Rhode Island - Cause of death: Coronary Thrombosis
Buried Saint Jean-Baptiste Catholic Cemetery, Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States Person ID I17 Charest Genealogy Last Modified 27 Nov 2021
Father DANESE, Franco Mother SPAGNOLA, Philomena Family ID F99 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family CHAREST, Marie Rita Elmire, b. 21 Sept 1921, Pawtucket, Rhode Island , d. 18 May 2012, Laguna Woods Village, California (Age 90 years) Married 16 Apr 1955 [1] - Source: Marriage Certificate, held by Roger Forbes.
Notes - JB and Rita lived most of their married life in Warwick, Rhode Island. Address:
92 Shand Ave
Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886
Photos 
Rita (Danese) Charest and John B. Danese
Rita (Danese) Charest and Husband John B. Danese. Taken sometime in the late 1950sLast Modified 24 Apr 2021 Family ID F7 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Documents 
Death Certificate of John B. Danese
Death certificate of John B. Danese. John died of heart failure on 10 Jun 1975.
Good Conduct Award letter
A letter from the US Army to parents of John B. Danese, on the occassion of John's Good Conduct Medal award. No date, but John served from 26 May 1942 until 23 Oct 1945.
John B. Danese DD 214
Military DD 214 for John B. Danese
John B. Danese Army Separation Qualification Record
Army Separation Qualification Record of John B. Danese. This is military information in addition to his DD 214
John Danese Appointment as Police Constable
Board of Police Commissioner's letter of appointment for John B Danese as police constable for City of Woonsocket. Period of appointment is from 26 December 1956 to 31 December 1956. Commission number 1863. JB was appointed as a Woonsocket, Rhode Island, police constable starting in 1955.
John B. Danese Funeral Marker Obituary
The obituary of J.B. Danese laminated as a card.
John B. Danese Military Separation Card
In addition to his DD-214 and separation papers, J.B. Danese also carried his military separation card.
Headstones 
Headstone of Danese Family
John B. Danese was buried with his family in Saint Jean-Baptiste Catholic Cemetery, Bellingham, Massachusetts
Headstone of Danese Family Second side
The second side of the Danese family Headstone. John B. Danese was buried here with his family
Photos Rita (Danese) Charest and John B. Danese
Rita (Danese) Charest and Husband John B. Danese. Taken sometime in the late 1950s
J. B. Danese, 1964
JB Danese loved to go fishing, and owned a small fishing boat that he kept at a marina near his home with Rita (Charest) in Warwick, Rhode IslandJohn B. Danese in Uniform
John B. Danese was in the U.S. Army from 26 May 1942 to 23 Oct 1945. He served in the European theater as a truck driver. This would have helped shape his post-war career driving beer trucks around the Rhode Island area. Photo inscription on the back shows this was taken in July 1942, other inscription:
July - 1942
8259d
2 Spec
Gold
John Danese
#8174
The Post Studio
Fort Eustis, Virginia
Note: In 2010 Fort Eustis was combined with Langley Air Force Base to form Joint Base Langley?Eustis. The headquarters of the Army Transportation Corps was at Fort Eustis until 2010 when it moved to Fort Lee.
John B. Danese with His Boat
JB Danese loved fishing, and he loved being on the water in his boat. This boat appears to be a home built plywood boat, possibly a design by William Jackson, called "Ranger." In the post WWII 50's and 60's era, hundreds of different boat plans sets were offered. JB belonged to a yacht club near Warwick, Rhode Island, on Narragansetts Bay, possibly "Pettis Boat Yard," off Narragansett Parkway, near Shand avenue where JB and his wife Rita (Danese) Charest lived.
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Sources - [MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ] (Reliability: 3).
- [MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ] (Reliability: 3).